Experienced Arctic Airman Takes Questions on "Arctic Air" Documentary

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A 109th Air Wing's LC-130H Ski equipped aircraft lifts off from the Greenland ice pack with jet assistance. Photo by Todd Valente.

HUXLEY THEATER, NYS MUSEUM, ALBANY (12/07/2010)(readMedia)-- A member of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Air Wing will be on hand at the New York State Museum this Saturday for a screening of a new documentary about his unit's mission at the North and South Poles.

Lt. Col. Kurt Bedore will join Amy Manley, Producer of WCNY's "Arctic Air" for a question and answer period following a special public screening at the Museum's Huxley Theater at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 11.

Bedore is a navigator for the unique and specialized, ski-equipped C-130 Hercules that fly from the Stratton Air National Guard Base and support the National Science Foundation as it performs essential research at the top and bottom of the world. He also appears in the film along with other air crew members during a mission to Greenland last year. The 109th has been leading missions to the poles in support of the NSF since 1999 and has been the subject of numerous news stories and features.

WCNY is a Syracuse-based PBS Station that sent a production team along with members of the 109th during the summer of 2009. The film is being shown free on Saturday in conjunction with the museum's Citizen Soldier exhibit, which runs through March 2011.

For more information about New York State Museum programs and events, call (518) 474-5877 or visit the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATIONAL GUARD, CONTACT THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE AT (518) 786-4581.